Shade holder



Nov. 18, 1930. c. J.'AUSTIN 1,782,159

SHADE HOLDER Filed May 29, 1930 W {/5 /INVENTOR W QW ATTO RN EY 35shown. as adj usted outwardly..

CHARLES J'. AUSTIN, or UTICA;

. Application filed lviay 29,1930, Serial Nq. 457,452.;

This invention relates to shade holder andin certain forms of theinvention to a shade holderjand a curtain holder combined."

The purpose of this invention isto'p'rovide an article oftheclassdescrihed which is of new, improved and convenient construction.Further purposes are to provide a shade holder or a shade and curtainlioldei vhich will provide in one structure bearingsfor the shade mus-{abody to-supp'ort such bearings,' preferablyremovable and also adjust- Iable .both longitudinally and re volubly, a

front strip :11 will extenddownward. Preferably thelower 'edges'ofstrips lland '12 will body to enclosethe'roller and theP'ortioiiiof theshade rolle'd thereon and means to pfrevent the shadefrom' accidentallybenig'drawn too far up on therolleror from going over the top of theroller and inlthe full form of the constructiontocornbine withsuch'unitfa meansfor removahly and replaceablysupporting the top'of acurta n immediately 1n front of the'depending shade.-'

. A further purpose'is to provide a structure I of the class described;which is simple and economical in construction and free from 'unsightlyexterior. ,1nechanical devices so that the article need notdbe concealedbut wi ll harmonize. with the woodwork or otherv finishing of a room andprotect thetop 'ot a shade and curtain instead of requiring those partsto hide the fixtures.

Fig. 1 is a front view ota shade holder 1 embodying my invent on,partsat both ends I 1 ofthe holder being broken to showtlieconstruction, the right end member 'being Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalView on line.

' 22 of Fig l and Fig. 3isasimilar sectional view online 8+3 of Fig. 1.Fig.4isaffront view of ashade holder and curtain holder 7 embodyingmyinventionand Fig. 5 is a left hand end view thereof '5.- 5 of Fig. 4.

. Referring to the drawings in a more particular description and firstto the shade holder alone 'shownin Figs. 1 to 3, it Will'be seen 5 thatthe casingas a hole comprises a tubular portion 10 with front and'reardepending strips'or flanges-11 and 12. This casing preferably willbeformedfrom a piece of sheet metal of suitable oharacter and strengthformed so as to produce the tubular portion 10 withthe two strips 11 and12 de e ding from the tubularzportiontowards the rear of; i

the tube a'sseen in Figs; 2 and 3 and so asto' leave'betweensaid'stripsa downwardlyopen- V ing' outlet. through which the depending portion ofthe shade" 14 willextend from the shaderoller 15 within the'casingiPreferably itherear depending strip 12*will 'extend stralghtdown from apoint 'opposit'e'the'center' of the tubular portion 10 and the lowerpart ofgsaid tubular portion will extend nearly to this rearstrip12 fromwhich point the be turned upwardly to form a smooth and stronger edgefor said strips. The front strip 12Lwill haveflthis extrathickness tothe front andthe baclr strip will have this extra fold at the back. Nearthe opposite lower ends of l '70 holes are provided. Loosely-throughthis hothrstrips 11 and 12 opposite screw-receiving front holethere'extends 'a screw -l6, tlie threaded shank Of WlllCh engagesthescrewthreaded hole in the back strip 112. These screws afi'o'rdconvenient and eiiective'ineans' forhavmg the opposite ends ofthetube-IO securely and a djustably but removably hold the'ends 17 and18 at the right and lefthand 'fendsgrespectively of-the shade holder/These two ends are formedalikeiexcept thatthe centrally disposed 'rou'ndhole toreceive the usual-round pineo attheright end of the regularshade roller, while-the inner plate 19 of the left'hand end l8-hasaVertically ar ranged centrally located slot 21 to receive the flatfinger 22jusually provided upon the left hand end of a shade roller.Preferably-thetwo 'ends17and 18 are formed with a cylindrical cup-shapedmember 28 havingan outwardly extending small'rib 24; a short distance infrom the outer extremity of the cup. The

inner part of the encircling Walls of the cup are turned over outsidethe inner plate 19 substantiallyas shown in Fig. 1 and the two parts ofthe end aresuitablypermanently secured to each other as'by soldering orother means. The lowrib 24 forms a convenient stop to pre- Vent the ends17 or l8'being inserted too far 'into the tube. A convenient wayofassemso righthand end17; has in, its innerplate 19 a bling the articleis to insert the left hand end I 18 inthe proper position within its endof the tube 10 whereupon the screw 16 at that end of the holder isscrewed in sufiie'iently to draw the front and rear strips 11 and 12together thus contracting this end of the tube 10 tightly upon thevend18. The shade roller 15 with a shade 14 thereon is then inserted in thetube from the open right hand end and with ,the lower hemmed end 26 ofthe shade with its usual bottom wooden strip 27 in thehem of saidlowerend of the shade projecting out through the outlet 13 and below thestrips 11 and 12. Then the right hand end 17 is inserted in that end ofthetube. When the shade roller and shade thereon are thus inserted in"the tube it will be understood that the flat flnger'22 will beinsertedin the slot 21 in the "left hand inner plate 19. Whenthe right hand end17 is put in position theipin at that endof the shade roller willproject into the circular centralopening 28 provided upon the innerplate 19 of this end. Then the right hand screw 16 will beinserted inthestrips 11 and 12 and screwed up until the right, hand en (1 17 issecurely held in place,

Back of the casing there will be provided one long or several shortspacedangular "brackets 29inthe horizontal arm of which iwho le devicemay be readily se cured to; the

will be provided holes by means of which the window frame in an obviousmanner:

, will be understood that the depending strips or flanges ll and 12 arespaced far enough apart to provide the vertical outlet 13 "of sufiicientdepth to allow the shade- 1 1 to .move down-the'rethrough readily.

Preferably a thickwasher '30 as of'riibber or like material readilyformed from a short piece of tubing will be inserted upon the V *shankportion of the holding screws 16 between the flanges 11 and 12 so as toprotect i the edges of theshade 14 from being injured bycoming incontact with the metal of the screws especially as the shankof saidscrews itre threaded and so present a roughencd surfacetothe edgesof theshade. 1 y I ,Preferablythe bearing 25 providedv in the inner plate1920f the right hand end 17' to receive thecircular pin 20at therighthand end of the, shade roller will be formed integral with saidplate'19 by drawing out the material from said plate'to the right whenthe hole is formed in said plate as particularly appears iii-Fig. 1. p yy The construction so far described/furthermoreprovides an opportunity 7forrevolubly adjusting the left hand end 18 in its end of the casing bytemporarily loosening theholding screw 16. This revoluble adjustment Ohthis" .end allows said end to be rotated in either direction as may benecessary so as to carry around therewith the that finger 22 at the lefthand-end of'theshade roller within the casing so as to wind up furtheror so as to unwind the re-winding spring 31 commonly used for re-windingshades of this type after they have been drawn down from the shadeholder. This tightening up or loosening of the spring it will be obviouscan be accomplished by rotating the left hand end 18 without having totake down the shade holder from the window and without having to removethe shade or shade roller from the easing. and without having tovdisengage the end. 18 .from the'fiat finger 22 of the shade s vo lubleadjustment of the end might be obtamed, but it would result in alongitudinal" shifting of the position of the end relativeto the casing.

Preferably I provide that the removable ends 17 and 18 bealsolongitudinally adjustablerelativ'e to the casing for a considerable"extent. This longitudinal adjustment adapts {the end to be set inwardlyor outwardly with- "in the range of adjustment so as to adapt the deviceto shade rollers that are normally U of a given length, but whichactually in prac-' tice oftenrvary sufficiently to require setting ofthe bearings for the pin 31 or for the fiat finger 22 fartherapart'orsometimes nearer together than would apparently be required for ashaderoller of a given length."

Suchlongitudinal adjustinent also allows a given casing to be adapted toshade rollers of appreciably different lengths. That casing nominallybuilt to fit a shade thirty inches wide may have its ends adjusted in'wardly to fit the shade roller ot a shade that twenty-eight or eventwenty-six inches wide or a'shade casing where the ends at their inneradjustment would fit the shade roller of a twenty-eight inch shade maybe adapted to be used. with a'shade that is thirty or even tliirty-twoincheswide by moving the ends outwardly relative to the casing. Thislongitudinal adjustment of the ends is obtained through the barrel orcylindrical part of the cup=shaped members 23 being made appreciablylonger than would be required were the ribs 24 always to be at the innerposition against theiend of the casing. For instance, instead of thecylindrical part of an end inside the rib 2 1 being three-eighths oroneha'lt of an inch in extent which would be enough simply for holdingthe end in place,

said cylindrical part might'be made an inch and a half or two lnches oreven two and one half inches long as may be desired, By temporarilyloosening the holdingscrews 16 the ends17 or 18 may be pushed in ordrawn out relative tothe casing to fit the shade holder Katee-159i forthe purpose of illustrating this extendi:

ble feature, theright hand end is shown in so as tomaintain the symmetryof the device extended position andv the left hand end is shown ininward position. It will be understood of course thatin practiceingeneral the adjustment will be made equally at bothends and therelative appearance of the shade and shade holder.

In the form of the inventionshown in Figs.

4E and 0 part 10 of thecasing and the forward flange so as to providebelow the front flange 11 an extension bracket 32 slanting forwardly andpreferably slightly downwardly and then second tubular casing 33. r Thiscasingis of gradually reduced diameter so that below the flatbracketportion 32 thereis an opening 34 into the chamber proper 35 of thecasing 33. The extremity of the metal inside this tube is bent sharplyinwardly as, shown in Fig. 5 for about half of the smaller diameter ofthe casing forming the inwardly projecting tongue 36. I casingis aswillbe seen to hold the upper or'hemmed portion of a window-curtain 37.

Through the pocket38 formed by the .hen inthis curtain is thrust'theangular shaped curtain bar 39 as'shown in Fig. 6. Theupper end of thewindow curtain 37 is assembled upon its holder, namely the casing 33, by

passing the hemmed end of the curtain with the curtain bar 39 therein tothe rear, that is to the left of the casing 33 as the parts are seen inFig. 5 and then turning the upper ex-' trcmity of the curtain forwardlythrough the opening 36 and continuing this movement 1' n a circulardirectionuntil the curtain bar comes to the position shown in Fig. 5.

.lVhat I claim as new by Letters Patent is:

1. A shade and a curtain holder comprising a body havingitwo spacedparallel-tubes the first tubehaving an opening in its lower side for theshade to extend therethrough and having end bearings adapted to sup-"port the shade roller, the second tube being spaced forward of theoutlet of the first tube having an opening at its rear side, acurtainiar adapted to be inserted in the top hem of the curtain and adaptedwhencarrying said hem to be inserted through the outlet of the second tubeand to rest in said second tube and hold the top of the curtain in saidtube, but admitting of the removal of said top of the curtain and saidcurtain bar from said tube.

I 2. A shade and a curtain holder comprising a body having two spacedparallel tubes the first tube having anopening in its lower side for theshade to extend therethrough and the pieceof sheet metal which is to 5provide the rear. flange 12, the cylindrical This lower tubular anddesire to secure having'removable end bearings adapted to. support theshade roller, the second tube being. spaced forward of the outletof thef rst tube'having an'op'en ng at its rear side,

outlet of the second tube and hold the top of fthe curtaini-n said tubebutadmitting of the "l8n1 OVal OfQSa1 d top of the curtain and saidcurtain bar from saidtube';

3. A shadesand a'curtain holder comprising a body having two spacedparallel tubes, p I I theIflrstjtube havmgan openingin its loweror strip11 is made or cut sufliciently greater side for the shadeto extendtherethrough ant 3 having end bearings adapted to support the shaderoller, the second tube being spaced forward of the outletvof the firsttube having curved downwardly and inwardlyformmg a adapted when carryingsaid hem to be inserted through the outlet of the second tube and torest in said secondtube and hold the top of the curtain in said tube butadmitting of the removal of said top of the curtain and said curtain barfrom said tube. V 4. A shade holdeicomprising an opensided andopen-ended tubular casing adapted to house a shade roller anda shadethereon and having opposing spaced flanges at the edges of said sideopening, end members removably mounted inthe-ends of said casing andhaving bearings to engage the shade roller pins, means engagingtheopposite casing flanges near their ends for contracting the casing tohold the said end members therewithin.

5. A shade holder comprising an open sided and open-ended tubular casingadapted to house a shade roller and a shade thereon and having opposingspaced flanges at the edges of said side opening, end members removablymounted. in the ends of said casin 1 with .longit ulii'nal adjustmentthereinanu havingbearings to engage the shade roller pins, meansengaging the opposite"casing flanges near their ends forcontractingthe'casingto hold thesaidend members therewithin. T

GQATshade holder comprising an opensided and open-ended tubular casingadapted to house'a shade roller and a shade thereon andhaving opposingspaced flanges at the edges of'said side opening, and members re movablymounted in" the ends of said casing with longitud nal and revolubleadjustment therein and having hearings to engage the shade roller pins,means engaging the opposite casing flanges near their ends forcontracting the casing to hold the said end members therew1thm.:

7. A shade holder comprising an open sided and open-ended tubular casingadapted to house a shade roller and a shade thereon and having opposingspaced flanges at the edges of said side opening, end members re-,movably mounted in the ends Of said casing and having hearings "toengage the shade roller pins, adjustable means engaging the oppositecasmg flanges near them ends ior reontracting the casing to hold "thesaidend xlnembers therewlthln.

8. A shade holder comprising an 0penslded and open-ended tubular casingadapted to house a shade roller and a shade thereen and havingopposingspaced. flanges at .the

edges of said side opening end members removabl'y mounted inlthe ends ofsaid casing and having hearings to engage the shade roller pinsscrew-threaded means engaging the opposite casing flanges near theirends for contracting the casing to held the said end memberstherewithin.

In witness whereof I have aflixed my signature, this 24th day ofM-ay,1930. e i CHARLES J. AUSTIN.

